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Chinese symbol for “troop”

结队
jié duì
Traditional: 結隊
to troop (of soldiers etc); convoy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for troop is 结队 (jié duì), defined as: to troop (of soldiers etc); convoy.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

结 jié
knot, tie; to connect, to join
radical 120 ⽷ · 9 strokes
队 duì
team, group, band, army unit; measure word for groups of people
radical 170 ⾩ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “troop”

WordPinyinMeaning
人马 (人馬)rén mǎmen and horses; troops

Related words

Other words that share a character with 结队.

WordPinyinMeaning
结果 (結果)jiē guǒto bear fruit
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude
结构 (結構)jié gòustructure; composition
结合 (結合)jié héto combine; to link
结婚 (結婚)jié hūnto marry; to get married
军队 (軍隊)jūn duìarmed forces; troops; measure word: 支 (zhī)
部队 (部隊)bù duìarmy; armed forces
团队 (團隊)tuán duìteam

See also: Japanese symbol for “troop”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.